Effective flooring and worktop combinations

• How to buy kitchen flooring
• Effective flooring and worktop combinations
• Kitchen flooring facts
• Kitchen floor tiles
• Industrial-style flooring
• Wood and other natural flooring
• Flexible kitchen flooring
• Flooring shopper's checklist
• Useful flooring contacts

Ultimately, as with any interior project, your kitchen flooring is very much down to your tastes. So, you may like to have a scheme where worktops and flooring match, or one where they simply complement each other. In some cases, contrast might be more up your design street...

Here's how to achieve the perfect result for you:

To coordinate, go for materials in the same finish (matt or gloss) and match the colours as closely as possible. Either choose a material that can be used for both worktops and floors, or match, say, a walnut floor to a rich brown stone or composite worktop.

Alternatively, contrast the finishes in the same colour, or contrast the colour in the same finish, such as a dark matt flooring with a pale matt composite worktop. You could even contrast both, such as a matt slate floor with a polished white granite worktop.

Whatever you choose, do bear in mind that kitchens are a long-term installation and investment - make sure you won't tire of the finishes or colours you choose!

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